Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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This kept many African Americans from voting even after the Fifteenth
Amendment.
A | John Jay clause | C | Voting Rights Act | B | grandfather clause | D | suffrage |
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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed these as a way of keeping African
Americans from voting.
A | citizenship test | C | literacy tests | B | property tax | D | videotapes at
polls |
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Ratified in 1964, the Twenty-fourth Amendment outlawed this in national
elections.
A | the poll tax | C | women's suffrage | B | literacy
tests | D | African American
suffrage |
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This was one of the most effective suffrage laws ever passed in this
country.
A | grandfather clause | C | Voting Rights Act | B | poll tax | D | African American Suffrage
Act |
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This lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.
A | Fifteenth Amendment | C | Twenty-sixth Amendment | B | Voting Rights
Act | D | Nineteenth
Amendment |
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Matching
Match the correct word for each item.
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Match each item with the correct statement below. A | suffrage | D | voting | B | Fifteenth Amendment | E | Nineteenth Amendment | C | Voting Rights
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vital to the success of U.S. democracy
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the right to vote
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gave women the right to vote
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gave African Americans the right to vote
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increased number of African American voters
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